Selvin Ricardo Amador, a 19-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Wednesday, Nov. 28, in the 900 block of East 91st Street in Green Meadows, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

About 9:45 p.m., residents in the area heard gunshots, said Los Angeles police Det. Nathan Kouri. Police arrived and found Amador with gunshot wounds in the parking lot of an apartment complex, Kouri said.

Amador was pronounced dead at the scene at 10:02 p.m., according to coroner’s records.

It’s unclear if the shooter emerged from a nearby alley or ran to the area where Amador was shot.

Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at (323) 786-5111. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

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Derrica Addison, a 26-year-old black woman, was shot and killed Wednesday, Oct. 17, in the 11600 block of South Avalon Boulevard in Green Meadows, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

About 1:45 p.m., Addison was walking north on South Avalon Boulevard when she got into an argument with a woman, said Los Angeles police Det. Nathan Kouri.

The other woman pulled out a gun and shot Addison before fleeing, police said.

Addison was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 3:27 p.m., according to coroner’s records.

It is unclear what the argument was about, Kouri said.

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Orbin Javier Ventura Navas, a 26-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Wednesday, June 13, in the 400 block of East 102nd Street in Green Meadows, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Shortly after 12:30 p.m., Navas got into an argument with his roommate, who shot him, said Los Angeles Police Det. Nathan Kouri. The roommate then fled in Navas’ vehicle, a sedan.

Navas was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 2:09 p.m., according to coroner’s records.

It’s unclear what the dispute was over, Kouri said.

Pascual Palomares, a 47-year-old Latino, was arrested on suspicion of murder later that night in Adelanto, Kouri said.

Palomares has been charged with one count of murder with the allegation that he used a handgun, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.

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Louise Marie Graham, a 52-year-old black woman, was found dead Sunday, May 27, in the 11200 block of Towne Avenue in Green Meadows, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Shortly before 8:20 p.m., Graham got into a dispute with her partner, who strangled her and left the home, Los Angeles Police Det. Nathan Kouri said. Graham was discovered in a bathtub by relatives, police said.

Graham was pronounced dead at the scene at 9 p.m., according to coroner’s records. Records show she suffered from blunt body trauma and had drowned.

Her partner, identified as Edwin Jamal Rubin, a 38-year-old black man, remained in the area after the attack, and neighbors pointed him out to police, Kouri said.

Rubin was charged May 30 with one count of murder, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.

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Bernard Luis Cordova, a 53-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Saturday, May 19, in the 300 block of East 93rd Street in Green Meadows, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

At 4:30 a.m., Cordova was walking north on Towne Avenue when a vehicle drove up and a person shot at him from the passenger side, said Los Angeles Police Det. Nathan Kouri. 

Police arrived to find Cordova in the street, according to coroner’s records, which also said that he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The vehicle was described only as a light-colored sedan, police said.

Police are trying to determine a motive in the shooting.

Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at (323) 786-5111. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

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Rivaldo Henry Rivera, a 16-year-old Latino teenager, was shot and killed Tuesday, Jan. 30, in the 8700 block of South Central Avenue in Green Meadows, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Rivaldo was hanging out in the courtyard of an apartment complex with others about 6:45 p.m. when a gunman walked up from a nearby alley and began shooting at the group, Los Angeles Police Det. Nate Kouri said.

Three people, including Rivaldo, were struck, and taken to a hospital. Rivera was pronounced dead at 7:06 p.m., according to coroner’s records.

The shooter may have been targeting gang members in the area, Kouri said, but police are still investigating a motive for the shooting.

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Jason Darnell Brown, a 41-year-old black man, was stabbed to death Monday, Jan. 1, in the 800 block of East 87th Place in the Green Meadows area of South Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

About 7:30 p.m., Los Angeles Police responded to a home and found Brown suffering from stab wounds, said LAPD Det. Dave Garrido.

Brown was pronounced dead at the scene at 7:42 p.m., according to coroner’s records.

Investigators think Brown got into an argument inside a home with a 48-year-old black woman he was dating, Garrido said.

The woman, identified by police as Roshawn Knight, stabbed Brown during the argument, then fled in a large SUV, Garrido said.

Authorities found Knight in Hunt County, Texas, on Jan. 3, according to online jail records. Knight is awaiting extradition to Los Angeles, where she faces murder charges, police said.

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Jayshawna Daily, a 19-year-old black female, died Sunday, Nov. 19, after being shot in Green Meadows, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Arturo Misael Villanueva-Sanvicent, a 26-year-old Latino male, died Saturday, Nov. 18, after being shot in Green Meadows, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Steven Lynell Gantt, a 56-year-old black male, died Thursday, Sept. 14, in Green Meadows, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Dontranail Hughes, a 42-year-old black man, was shot and killed Sunday, April 30, in the 9700 block of Stanford Avenue in Green Meadows, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Hughes and another man were standing on a street corner just before 7 p.m. when a person walked up and began shooting, said Los Angeles Police Det. Nathan Kouri. Both of the men were struck.

Hughes was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:16 p.m., according to coroner’s records. The other man is expected to survive.

The shooter fled in a vehicle, but detectives are still trying to confirm a vehicle description, Kouri said.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Criminal Gang Homicide Division at (323) 786-5111. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

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Herbert Torres, a 37-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Saturday, April 29, in the 9500 block of South Avalon Boulevard in Green Meadows, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Torres was sitting in the stairwell of an apartment complex about 3 a.m. when a person walked up and shot him, said Los Angeles Police Det. Nathan Kouri.

The shooter then walked up to Jose Luis Velasco, a 38-year-old sitting in a silver BMW, and shot him at “close range,” Kouri said.

The shooter then walked back to Torres and tried but failed to fire again, then fled. Both Velasco and Torres were pronounced dead at the scene.

Kouri said police are still trying to determine a suspect description because the shooter’s face was covered during the attacks. 

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Jose Luis Velasco, a 38-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Saturday, April 29, in the 9500 block of South Avalon Boulevard in Green Meadows, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Velasco was sitting in a silver BMW parked in a driveway about 3 a.m. when a person walked up and fired at him “at close range,” said Los Angeles Police Det. Nathan Kouri.

Moments earlier, the shooter had walked up to another man, 37-year-old Herbert Torres, who was sitting on a stairwell in a nearby apartment complex and opened fire.

The shooter walked up to Torres and tried to fire again but failed. The bodies of Velasco and Torres were found about 4 a.m.

Velasco was pronounced dead at 4:20 a.m. at the scene, and Torres was pronounced dead at the nearby scene at 4:18 a.m., according to coroner’s records.

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Gerardo Martinez, a 20-year-old Latino, died Friday, April 28, after he was shot near East 88th Street and South Central Avenue in Florence, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

About 3:25 a.m. on April 27, Martinez was walking in a crosswalk when he heard the footsteps of someone approaching, he told investigators.

A person walked up behind Martinez and shot him, said Los Angeles Police Det. Nathan Kouri.

Martinez was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead on April 28 at 7:04 p.m.

Police do not yet have any suspect information and are looking for witnesses.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Criminal Gang Homicide Division at (323) 786-5111. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

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Shakere “Keke” Tasahi Chambers, a 23-year-old black woman, was shot and killed Sunday, April 23, in the 400 block of East 116th Street in Green Meadows, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

At 9:40 p.m., Chambers and her cousin Aaron Roseboro, 23, were walking toward Roseboro’s driveway when a vehicle traveling east on East 116th Street stopped, Los Angeles Police Det. Nathan Kouri said.

Two people got out of the car and began shooting in the direction of Chambers and Roseboro, Kouri said. The shooters then got back into the car and continued east.

Chambers was pronounced dead at the scene at 10:01 p.m., according to coroner’s records. Roseboro died at an area hospital.

Police described the shooters’ vehicle as a dark, four-door sedan. They think one other person, a driver, also was involved in the fatal shooting.

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